Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 10/21/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+9.5)

The Toronto Raptors (46-36 last season) host the Chicago Bulls (31-51 last year) at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. Toronto opens this matchup as 9.5-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 235.

The Bulls faced the Mavericks and went home with a loss by a final score of 149-128 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Bulls finished with 18 while the Mavericks finished the game with 16 fouls. They made 22 out of their 49 tries from 3-point land. Dallas shot 85.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 23 of 27 tries. Moreover, Dallas snagged 58 rebounds (19 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Dallas earned 30 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 52.0% from the floor on 52 of 100 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists for the matchup while creating 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 45 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Bulls made 14 of 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. Chicago walked away from the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (52 of 106) and buried 10 out of their 38 3-point attempts.

Rob Dillingham is one player who was a major factor in the game. He finished with 25 points on 11 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also totaled 5 boards. Dillingham walked away from this one shooting 61.1% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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Chicago will enter this matchup after finishing with a mark of 31-51 last year. They had an average of 116.3 points per outing (12th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Bulls connected on 35.6% on 3-pointers (1,169 of 3,287) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Chicago grabbed 45.0 rebounds per contest and sat with 2,335 dimes throughout last year, which was 7th in the league in terms of passing. They coughed up possession 15.3 times per contest and as a team committed 19.0 fouls every game.

When they were on the defensive end, the Bulls forced their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They were ranked 28th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,358 surrendered throughout last season. The Bulls defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 47.8% (3,676 of 7,687) and they relinquished 45.7 boards per game as a unit. They surrendered 36.8% on 3-point attempts while they were 28th in the league in opponents PPG (121.5).

The last time they took the court, the Raptors took a defeat by a final score of 114-102 against the Cavaliers. Concerning attacking the glass, Toronto permitted Cleveland to grab 60 overall (20 on the offensive glass). They went 28.2% from distance by hitting 11 out of 39 and ended up going 27 out of 37 from the free throw line (73.0%). The Raptors allowed the Cavaliers to convert 38 of their 85 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.7% for the matchup. Overall, the Raptors ended up going 38 for 87 from the field which had them shooting 43.7%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Toronto knocked down 8 of their 28 tries (28.6%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a clip of 69.2%. The Cavaliers committed 23 personal fouls for the contest which got the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Raptors earned 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this matchup.

Scottie Barnes ended up being a major contributor for the Raptors for this game. Barnes totaled 24 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 6 dimes for this game. He converted 8 of 14 for the game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Toronto had a win-loss mark of 46-36 last season. As an offense, the Raptors shot 48.2% from the field, which ranked them 7th in the NBA. Toronto accounted for 9,400 points last season (114.6 per contest) and they averaged 42.1 boards per game. They earned an assist 29.5 times per game (3rd in the league) and they lost possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. The Raptors committed 20.9 personal fouls per game and they went 76.9% from the charity stripe.

The Toronto defense conceded 34.9% on 3-point shots (1,029 of 2,945) and their opposition made 79.3% of their foul shots. They relinquished 24.5 assists and 42.9 rebounds every game, which was ranked 2nd and 10th in the NBA. The Raptors defensively were ranked 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.8. They forced 16.1 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (10th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-9.5)

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